New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-13
MILLIONS OUT OF LUMBER
GREAT FORTUNES IN WESTERN FogEsls
SOMETHING ABOUT THE PINE MILLION ALLIES oy
THE NORTHWEST

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THE NORTHWEST.
Tho great lumber forests of Michigan Wisconsin and
Minnesota have been the basis of business and nnanei.,
operations Of which large fortunes have been male
as ociating tho titles Of lumber ling, and lupier
farons with number % names OF fortun1te spccu.
igors and investors. Among those who have r,da
money out Of tho pine forests Of Michigan rs exGov
crnor Il \. Alger, who was I'm Vcw-Yorlx recer 10
to attend tho funeral Of tho late General Jml.on
XII patrick. with whom 10 was associated IT, ,Lo
cavalry service during the General ,Icer Iai.o,,
tho fist com any of cavalrymcn In Michigan and
one OF The line officers in 'he regiment % With
hi sheridan wa colonel. General sheridan count,J
KipatlicS anl hlser among the best Of his cavalry
officers When General Niger went to Detroit al tbs
tD-c OF the ar, he almost pcnnllcs bat he took
M the practice of law. and soon hal 2 fine bnsne.
from railroads and other corporations. They g,v,,
HIM tho opportunity Of personal invest mcnt, which b,
used 10 such advantage that at the present time he ~
of the wealthle.t men in Michigan. Iii, fortune IA
estimated at hvo or Fix mill Ons - dollars. much -
Whica has been made in lnc lanis lie ovns ,
considerable interest in tho lint and Icrc Naruo,,o
Ia lr0al. and a. its president ha- Of the aufst
PR ac car in tho country, VITA w.ch NE travel, 30
ea~c. within The last two years he ha. made two
rp- 10 the Pacific, ono trip 10 Mexico and irD To
Canada.
Another Of tho lumber kings Of the Northwest I,
Pliletus sawyer, of Wisconsin, who for h. genorou
AMI homely character is famaily known al tho
Nat ional CAPITAL a. "oil Zap sawyer" aud "l'nol,
Ih H. not In der.lpn of liculc but with much m,
Same fcelag cndearmcnt with which 'lc sol cr boys
Of tie Ann OF the Cumberland spoke Of General
Thomas as "Cld Zap Thoma." Mr.. sawyer bean
lie a w0odchoppcr in Wisconsin In l. H. and by tho
judt ious investment Of his hareIrn,l ,aying. In
cheap PINE land, has accumulated a fortune Of tire
or four millions, with which he Is extremely hlcral
II l. rlled that In o'I, after Carl Schuz hal mde
a speech at Milwaukee, tho Republican National
al
con-in and ont representative rhcre to tall with tho
panF l-a'cIs. Almost the fist per- r tho com
nIitce's agent net was senator sawyer, WHO va,
ut HI home at Oshkosh. The senator eniertaincd h
guests in a generous manner al hi, handsome boise
and was willing to talk of everything but politics.
Whenever tina; question was approa, he'd hc quietly
Ioiponcd it for another time. t a.l the senator.
guest o. pla ned hi mission sud insisted upon receiving
he lniorna Ion Le sought Td senator's rplf
d! not contain much m orl alton but when Wa
ported 10 the National COMMITTEES. A. cnii!ey
1"r[ ar9 tell 5e ne may 20 "a to Neg
81 81 ml,con.in VII never % DEMOCRATIC a long a,
hmonc the men who have male fortunes on, o. 10
pine lands Of Wisconsin, but who not ~ widely
lnoWn 10 the general pubhc Is the firm OF Lamb ~
ecis at Clinton. Iowa, ono member Of which !,
l.. Lamb, who has been IN New-YoM lately
am from wLo-c lips were gathered vaillus
points about the Lumbar proluct The pine fonei.
great CcniaHd Tor pine I!mber IN the East. Ltls NJ
tn, Ni' l-an iunbcr aoc> Wet. Wisconsin, logs are
oetcd do"n 10 Clinton. idu Claire. Dubuque Davenport
and other Iowa POINTS. Tor mauu.actc into Loads.
We turned out this year." sail Ar I.lmb,
"T;.OoO.OOO feet Of iumier at mill, Al clinton,
and 7jOOo,COo icet more from mil. ia which we arc
Interested, which arc lO"atcd inmcliael, in the pine
region Of Wisconsin. Another firm at C.llfon turned
ont within mi!l eet a uiucn IS OUr.t -. To
mmicr product al Fan Claire l. o,cn la than
'lit"L Not a foot Of tbs Lumber Caur .J-; d -
enilr"y consumed West Aii--i--i.pi I'D. of to
lumber fom Ml-cunsin /, being Manufactured for
HesleIn consumption"
"Thc fact g." said Nr. Lamb in further conyc,a-
ton THAT the lumber We make wou not pas Inu,er
in tho East, who're they require inch boAh 10 %
an inch board When our kan>a, Cny customer.
for instance. Order two Inch ium er. saw Il ono
inch and three quarters, flush. If We sho .ll
two inche,. would get orders 20 make II onr and
ibrcc-quut,ls that they mi -ht get the difference
IN freight. We cut Twelve inch lOtri, Ont %
twelve lnchc, of os In our mill hays
opted the dcu!ar saws. In place o: the Oh band
PAWS. by which make saving OF al ieiJ
board IN EIGHT The circular cut. tie -mall,>t
possible groove, and malcs les saWdu,t Lain any
other u>Gn